This article is an introduction to feedback control design for a family of robotic aerial vehicles
with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities such as quadrotors, ducted-fan tail …

Motion control theory applied to multi-rotor aerial vehicles (MAVs) has gained attention with
the recent increase in the processing power of computers, which are now able to perform the …

In this paper, we present a detailed dynamic and aerodynamic model of a quadrotor that can
be used for path planning and control design of high performance, complex and aggressive …

A nonlinear observer (ie a “filter”) is proposed for estimating the attitude of a flying rigid body,
using measurements from low-cost inertial and magnetic sensors. It has by design a nice …

Drones are a type of unmanned aerial vehicle. They use several rotors to control their flight
motion and stabilize their attitude. This study aims to determine the optimal proportional …

Designing a stable and robust flight control system for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is
an arduous task. This paper addresses the trajectory tracking control problem of a Ducted …

In this paper, an experimental activity carried out at the University of Bologna regarding the
development of a ducted-fan miniature aerial vehicle (MAV) is presented. The ducted-fan …

The strong nonlinear dynamics of tail-sitter vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) have consistently constrained their applications. Particularly, the …

A novel adaptive model‐based predictive controller for attitude and trajectory tracking of a
vertical take‐off and landing (VTOL) aircraft in the simultaneous presence of model …

This work proposes the integration of two aiding information sources to enhance the
performance of inertial navigation systems (INS), for precise maneuvering of uninhabited air …